trooping

present participle of troop

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Eaton jumped out to a 7-0 advantage, taking the opening kickoff and marching 51 yards in 10 plays, capped by a 1-yard TD run by Chris Duharte.
    Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Once set, five-year plans act as marching orders for officials across the sprawling apparatus of the government and a guide for businesses, universities and other organizations on how to align their own strategies with the party’s.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Removing some of the deeper-developing routes also limits Justin Jefferson’s best strength, his long-striding deception.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Daedone, using the hashtags #ErosOnTrial, #EroticJustice, #liberation, and #womenspower, frequently posted on Instagram, showing pictures and slow-motion videos of herself and Cherwitz, often flanked by female OneTaste supporters, striding into the courthouse.
    Thessaly La Force, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Three years after parading a kid on stage as an Oscar with Will Smith's red handprint on their face, The View has continued its annual holiday tradition of dressing children in unhinged Halloween costumes.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • But parading around half-naked at competitions felt demeaning.
    Sean Williams, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The documents included disciplinary information and reportedly showed that Sherrill was barred from walking at her 1994 graduation after refusing to inform on classmates involved in a cheating scandal.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But that left him skating off the ice and holding his head, walking through the Capitals’ bench and down the tunnel toward the dressing room.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For now, economic heavyweights California and New York are treading water but could easily tip the scales.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There’s always comeuppance and tragedy when treading on the gods’s domain (see Frankenstein’s ending).
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over the course of four hours, the full house at the United was pacing itself by pretty much enjoying the show from the comfort of the seats… but for Valentine’s act of generosity, everyone was on their feet.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In both racing and business, success hinges on pacing yourself, building stamina, and staying focused on the long game.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Trooping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooping. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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